EP1417132B1 - Collapsible container for the transport of air cargo - Google Patents

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EP1417132B1
EP1417132B1 EP02746197A EP02746197A EP1417132B1 EP 1417132 B1 EP1417132 B1 EP 1417132B1 EP 02746197 A EP02746197 A EP 02746197A EP 02746197 A EP02746197 A EP 02746197A EP 1417132 B1 EP1417132 B1 EP 1417132B1
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Hendricus Gerardus Hilders
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D11/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
    • B65D11/18—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected
    • B65D11/1866—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected with detachable components
    • B65D11/1873—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected with detachable components all walls are detached from each other to collapse the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D11/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
    • B65D11/18—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected
    • B65D11/1866—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected with detachable components

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  • the invention relates to a collapsible container for the transport of air cargo, consisting of a bottom panel, a cover panel and four side walls which are detachably connected to said bottom panel and said cover panel, wherein the bottom panel and the cover panel adjoin each other in the collapsed position of the container, retaining the four side walls between them.
  • such a container In a fully unfolded position, such a container has a certain transport volume, which will generally be adapted to the standard dimensions of the cargo space of an aeroplane.
  • the container When the container is not being used, it can be collapsed, in which position the bottom panel and the cover panel adjoin each other, retaining the four side walls between them. In this collapse position, the container has a minimum transport volume.
  • a known container of the type to which the present invention relates is disclosed in international patent application WO 01/05668 .
  • US-A-1,484,789 discloses a shipping or packing box according to appended claim 1, comprising a bottom, sides, ends and a cover adapted to have interlocking engagement with each other when the box is set up.
  • the collapsible container according to claim 1 is provided.
  • the bottom panel engages into the complementary profiled members of the cover panel with the aforesaid profiled members. Said joining of the bottom panel and the cover panel takes place by moving the two panels relative to each other.
  • the bottom panel is slid out of the cover panel, after which the profiled members of the two first side walls are slid into the profiled members at the first edges of the bottom panel. Then the profiled members at the vertical edges of the second side walls are slid into the profiled members of the vertical edges of the first side walls.
  • the cover panel can be slid into the upper horizontal profiled members of the first side walls, so that the container is in principle ready for use.
  • the term “collapsible” does not mean that the container comprises parts that can be folded about hinges. The term is only used to indicate that the container can be moved from a position in which it takes up relatively little space (the "collapsed position") to a position in which it takes up a large volume (the "unfolded position").
  • locking means are used for interlocking the component parts of the container in the fully collapsed position (engagement between corresponding profiled members of the bottom panel and the cover panel) or in the fully unfolded position (engagement between corresponding profiled members of the bottom panel and the cover panel and of the first side walls and engagement between corresponding profiled members of the first and the second side walls).
  • Such locking means can serve a useful purpose in the collapsed position of the container as well, since it can prevent theft of parts of the container.
  • Such locking means can be realised in that the bottom panel on the one hand and a corresponding second side wall on the other hand are provided with identical profiled members at one of the second edges and at the horizontal edge facing away from the bottom panel, respectively, whilst the cover panel is likewise provided with a profiled member at a corresponding second edge, wherein a locking strip comprising corresponding, complementary profiled members can be inserted into the aforesaid profiled members of the bottom panel and the cover panel (in the collapsed position), or into the aforesaid profiled members of said second side wall and the cover panel (in the unfolded position), which locking strip is fitted with a locking mechanism for locking the locking strip in its inserted position.
  • the locking strip is finally inserted into said profiled members, thus functioning as a closing member, as it were.
  • the locking strip when fitted, prevents the cover panel being moved with respect to the bottom panel for disassembly of the container.
  • the locking strip itself is secured against being removed by the aforesaid locking mechanism.
  • the locking of the locking strip can take place in an advantageous manner, in that the locking mechanism comprises a locking pin to be operated by a key, which, in a locking position, effects a connection between the locking strip and an adjacent part of the container. Movement of the locking strip with respect to an adjacent part of the container is not possible in a locking position of the locking pin, so that the cover panel cannot be moved with respect to the bottom panel (or with respect to the side walls) for the purpose of disassembling the container, either.
  • the locking strip cannot be removed until the locking pin has been moved to a releasing position by means of the key, after which the cover panel and possibly the side walls can be moved apart, thus making it possible to disassemble the container and, if desired, bring it into the collapsed position.
  • the aforesaid key, and consequently the locking mechanism may be designed as an entirely mechanical unit, but also as an entirely or partially electric or electronic unit.
  • the use of a smart chip with all the possibilities it provides is within the bounds of the possible.
  • the integration of a follow function, in which the position of the container can be established at all times, for example via GPS may be considered.
  • the cover panel is provided with a profiled member at its rear second edge (seen in the direction of movement for unfolding), which profiled member is capable of hooked engagement of a corresponding profiled member of the bottom panel or of the upper horizontal edge of the corresponding second side wall.
  • the profiled member When the cover panel is moved into the corresponding profiled members of the bottom panel or of the second side walls by means of its profiled members at the first edges, the profiled member will engage the aforesaid corresponding profiled member of the bottom panel or of the second side wall in question at a right angle, as a result of which the integrity of the container in this position (the collapsed position of the unfolded position) is further improved.
  • each side wall may consist of at least two side wall segments. If the side walls segments of the first side walls are provided with corresponding profiled members at their adjoining horizontal edges, for example, which profiled members can be slid into each other in their longitudinal direction, the side wall segments form smaller-scale copies of the side walls themselves, as it were. If not all the side wall segments are used, a container having a smaller height can be formed. In this way, a container is obtained whose height can be adapted to the purpose for which it is intended.
  • the container may furthermore be provided with quick-action couplings at its bottom panel, which are capable of effecting a connection to fixing means present in a cargo space (such as the cargo space of an aeroplane). In this way, the container can be placed or be removed very quickly.
  • the container according to the invention exhibits an advantageous ratio between its collapsed volume and its fully unfolded volume.
  • said ratio is 1 : 7.
  • suitable materials such as the materials described in the aforesaid international patent application WO 01/05668
  • One of the main advantages of the container according to the invention is its so-called multi-modal character: cargo can be transported from door to door, using different means of transport (truck, train, ship and plane) without having to repack the cargo.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective, exploded view, which schematically shows an embodiment of the collapsible container for the transport of air cargo according to the invention.
  • said container consists of the following components: a bottom panel 1, a cover panel 2, two first side walls 3 and two second side walls 4. Furthermore, a locking strip 5 is shown.
  • the bottom panel 1 is provided with profiled members 7 at two opposed first edges 6 thereof, an example of which profiled members 7 is shown in the sectional view of Fig. 2 .
  • the cover panel 2 is provided with profiled members 9 at two corresponding opposed first edges 8 (see the sectional view of Fig. 3 ), which profiled members 9 are complementary to the profiled members 7.
  • the two opposed first side walls 3 are provided with profiled members 10 at their lower horizontal edges, which profiled members 10 correspond to the profiled members 9 of Fig. 3 .
  • Said first side walls 3 are provided with profiled members 11 at their upper horizontal edges, which profiled members 11 correspond to the profiled members 7.
  • the first side walls 3 are provided with profiled members 12, which correspond to the profiled members 7, for example.
  • the corresponding vertical edges of the second side walls 4 are provided with profiled members which correspond to the profiled members 9, for example. It is also possible, however, to use different profiles for the profiled members 12 and 13, which profiles are mutually complementary, however.
  • the mating interaction between the complementary profiled members takes place in such a manner that said profiled members can be fitted together by being moved in longitudinal direction relative to each other.
  • the bottom panel 1 is provided with a profiled member 15 at a second edge 14 thereof.
  • a corresponding second side wall 4 is provided with a corresponding profiled member 15 at its upper horizontal edge facing away from the bottom panel 1.
  • Said profiled member 15 may be configured identically to the profiled member 7, for example.
  • the cover panel 2 is provided with a profiled member 16 at its corresponding lateral edge, which profiled member is configured identically to the profiled member 9, for example.
  • the locking strip 5 is provided with a profiled member 17 at its horizontal upper edge, which profiled member is complementary to the profiled member 16, whilst the horizontal lower edge of the locking strip 5 is provided with a profiled member 18 which is complementary to the profiled members 15 of the bottom panel 1 and the second side wall 4.
  • Fig. 1 The component parts of the container that are shown in Fig. 1 can be joined into a so-called collapsed position (a position in which the volume of the container is small). In this position, the side walls 3 and 4 lie flat between the bottom panel 1 and the cover panel 2, and the cover panel 2 engages in the profiled members 7 of the bottom panel 1 with its profiled members 9.
  • Fig. 4A Such a position is shown in Fig. 4A
  • Fig. 4B the locking strip 5 is moved between the bottom panel 1 and the cover panel 2 so as to interlock the two.
  • the container can be brought into an unfolded position (position of use for transporting air cargo) by carrying out the steps that are shown in Figs. 4C -- 4G .
  • a bottom panel 1 Fig. 4C
  • two first side walls 3 are moved onto said bottom panel 1 ( Fig. 4D ), in which the profiled members 7 and 10 mate and slide one into another.
  • each of the two second side walls 4 is moved between the first side walls 3 (the profiled members 12 and 13 mate during said movement).
  • the profiled members 9 of the cover panel 2 are slid into the profiled members 11 of the first side walls 3.
  • the locking strip 5 is inserted between the cover panel 2 and the respective second side wall 4 (in which the profiled members 15, 18 and 16, 17, respectively, mate).
  • a container as shown in Fig. 4G is obtained.
  • the container that is shown in Fig. 4G has one-piece side walls 3 and 4.
  • the side walls may also consist of two or more side wall segments, however, as a result of which a container having a greater height can be formed. Said side wall segments are suitably provided with corresponding profiled members in that case.
  • 4M can be obtained by shifting the cover panel 2 and adding the locking strip 5 ( Fig. 4L ).
  • such a procedure can be repeated a number of times, until a container having a desired height is obtained.
  • the number of side wall segments of a side wall will generally not be greater than two.
  • the cover panel 2 comprises a hook-shaped profiled member 20 (see Fig. 5 ) at its rear (seen in the direction of movement for unfolding the container) second edge 19 (shown on the left in Fig. 1 ), which is capable of engaging a corresponding profiled member 21 of the upper panel 1 or of the corresponding second side wall 4 (see Fig. 1 ).
  • a hook-shaped profiled member 20 see Fig. 5
  • second edge 19 shown on the left in Fig. 1
  • a corresponding profiled member 21 of the upper panel 1 or of the corresponding second side wall 4 see Fig. 1 .
  • the lower horizontal edges of the side walls 4 may be provided with profiled members 22 (for example as shown in Fig. 6 ), which make it possible to create a connection between said horizontal edges and the corresponding edges of the bottom panel 1 provided with the profiled members 5 and 21.
  • the profiled member 22 can be slid over the profiled member 15 or 21 (which corresponds to the profiled member 7,4 example) at right angles in that case.
  • Fig. 7 is a larger-scale view of a part of the locking strip 5.
  • the locking strip 5 is provided with a locking mechanism comprising an operable locking pin 23.
  • the operation of the locking pin takes place by means of a key, for example, which may also be in the form of an electronic key 24.
  • the locking pin 23 can mate with a recess 25 in an adjacent part of the container, in this case the edge 8 of the cover panel 2. After the locking strip 5 has been moved to its correct position, the locking pin 23 is locked in position in the recess 25 by means of the electronic key 24. Only authorized persons who are in possession of the required key can remove the locking strip 5 and thus open the container.

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NL1018731A NL1018731C2 (nl) 2001-08-09 2001-08-09 Samenvouwbare houder voor het transport van luchtvracht.
PCT/NL2002/000447 WO2003035492A1 (en) 2001-08-09 2002-07-09 Collapsible container for the transport of air cargo

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